Basketball Champions League
The José María Martín Carpena Arena hosted the Final Four
Season2022–23
DatesQualifying:
21–25 September 2022
Competition proper:
3 October 2022 – 14 May 2023
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 52 (from 29 countries)
Regular season
Season MVPT. J. Shorts
(Bonn)
Final Four
ChampionsGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title)
  Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem
Third placeSpain Lenovo Tenerife
Fourth placeSpain Unicaja Malaga
Final Four MVPT. J. Shorts
(Bonn)
Awards
Best CoachTuomas Iisalo
(Bonn)
Best Young PlayerSadık Emir Kabaca
(Galatasaray)
Statistical leaders
Points Marcus Foster (Vilnius) 20.6
Rebounds Akil Mitchell (AEK) 8.5
Assists Joe Ragland (Holon) 9.5

The 2022–23 Basketball Champions League was the 7th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 3 October 2022 and ended 14 May 2023 with the championship game.

Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Hapoel Jerusalem in the final of the Final Four, which was played in the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Málaga.[1] Bonn became the first German club to win the Basketball Champions League title. As the winners, Bonn automatically qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.

Lenovo Tenerife were the defending champions, but lost in the semi-finals by Hapoel Jerusalem.[2]

Team allocation

A total of 52 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League.[3] 18 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.

Teams

League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.

Qualified teams for 2022–23 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)
Regular season
Spain Lenovo Tenerife (6th)TH Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka (7th)WC Israel Hapoel Holon (1st) Belgium Filou Oostende (1st)
Spain Baxi Manresa (7th) France JDA Dijon (3rd) Israel Bnei Herzliya (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea (1st)
Spain Surne Bilbao Basket (9th) France Limoges CSP (6th) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd)WC Czech Republic ERA Nymburk (1st)
Spain UCAM Murcia (10th) France SIG Strasbourg (7th)WC Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn (3rd) Hungary Falco Szombathely (1st)
Turkey Galatasaray Nef (3rd) Greece AEK (6th) Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (4th) Latvia VEF Rīga (1st)
Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa (4th) Greece Peristeri (8th) Italy Dinamo Sassari (4th) Lithuania Rytas (1st)
Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji (6th)FEC Greece PAOK (9th)WC Italy Reggiana (7th) Poland Legia Warsaw (2nd)
Qualifying rounds
Germany Niners Chemnitz (6th) Czech Republic Opava (2nd) Lithuania Šiauliai (4th) Slovakia Patrioti Levice (1st)
Germany Brose Bamberg (8th) Denmark Bakken Bears (1st) Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch (1st) Sweden Norrköping Dolphins (1st)
Spain Río Breogán (11th) Estonia Pärnu Sadam (1st) North Macedonia TFT Skopje (4th) Switzerland Fribourg Olympic (1st)
Spain Unicaja (12th) Finland Karhu (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) Turkey Tofaş (9th)
Austria Swans Gmunden (2nd) Hungary Körmend (2nd) Romania CSO Voluntari (2nd) Ukraine Budivelnyk Kyiv (Abd-2nd)
Cyprus Keravnos (1st) Kosovo Golden Eagle Ylli (1st) Serbia FMP Meridian (2nd) United Kingdom Leicester Riders (1st)

Referees

A total of 60 officials set to work on the 2022–23 season in Basketball Champions League:[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[5]

Schedule for 2022–23 Basketball Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Third leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 7 July 2022 21 September 2022
Second qualifying round 23 September 2022
Third qualifying round 25 September 2022
Regular season Round 1 3–5 October 2022
Round 2 Groups A, B, C, F 11–12 October 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 18–19 October 2022
Round 3 Groups A, B, C, F 25–26 October 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 1–2 November 2022
Round 4 Groups A, B, C, F 22–23 November 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 29–30 November 2022
Round 5 Groups A, B, C, F 6–7 December 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 13–14 December 2022
Round 6 20–21 December 2022
Play-ins 3–4 January 2023 10–11 January 2023 17–18 January 2023
Round of 16 Round 1 24–25 January 2023
Round 2 31 January–1 February 2023
Round 3 7–8 February 2023
Round 4 7–8 March 2023
Round 5 14–15 March 2023
Round 6 21–22 March 2023
Play-offs Quarter-finals 24 March 2023 4–5 April 2023 11–12 April 2023 18–19 April 2023
Final Four Semi-finals 25 April 2023 12 May 2023
Final 14 May 2023

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The 24 teams will be divided into six pots based firstly on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. For the quarterfinals round of qualifications, teams from Pot 6 will be drawn against teams from Pot 3, and teams from Pot 4 will face teams from Pot 5. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semifinals stage of qualifications and will face the winners from the quarterfinals round. The winners of the semifinals stage will face each other in the finals of qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw.[6] The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.

Pot 1
Team Pts
Turkey Tofaş57
Germany Brose Bamberg51
Spain Unicaja29
Denmark Bakken Bears17
Pot 2
Team Pts
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic7
Cyprus Keravnos7
Czech Republic Opava2
Finland Karhu2
Pot 3
Team Pts
Portugal Benfica2
Spain Río Breogán107.50
Germany Niners Chemnitz67.00
Hungary Körmend58.00
Pot 4
Team Pts
Romania CSO Voluntari40.00
Lithuania Šiauliai39.50
Ukraine Budivelnyk Kyiv26.00
Estonia Pärnu Sadam11.00
Pot 5
Team Pts
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch5.00
United Kingdom Leicester Riders2.00
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins2.00
Austria Swans Gmunden2.00
Pot 6
Team Pts
Kosovo Golden Eagle Ylli1.00
Slovakia Patrioti Levice1.00
Serbia FMP Meridian0
North Macedonia TFT Skopje0
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Qualification Group A (Skopje, North Macedonia)

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Turkey Tofaş 68
21 September
Romania Voluntari 57
United Kingdom Leicester Riders 61
25 September
Romania Voluntari 70
Turkey Tofaş 82
Germany Niners Chemnitz 78
23 September
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 70
21 September
Germany Niners Chemnitz 93
North Macedonia TFT Skopje 77
Germany Niners Chemnitz 96

Qualification Group B (Málaga, Spain)

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Spain Unicaja Málaga 114
21 September
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch 58
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch 85
25 September
Lithuania Šiauliai 73
Spain Unicaja Málaga 91
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 73
23 September
Finland Karhu 57
21 September
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 81
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 79
Hungary Körmend 70

Qualification Group C (Lisbon, Portugal)

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Germany Brose Bamberg 97
21 September
Ukraine Budivelnyk 94
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 51
25 September
Ukraine Budivelnyk 87
Germany Brose Bamberg 73
Portugal Benfica 87
23 September
Cyprus Keravnos 65
21 September
Portugal Benfica 73
Kosovo Golden Eagles Ylli 67
Portugal Benfica 92

Qualification Group D (Belgrade, Serbia)

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Denmark Bakken Bears 83
21 September
Austria Swans Gmunden 65
Austria Swans Gmunden 82
25 September
Estonia Pärnu 80
Denmark Bakken Bears 88
Serbia FMP Meridian 82
23 September
Czech Republic Opava 76
21 September
Serbia FMP Meridian 92
Serbia FMP Meridian 76
Spain Río Breogán 64

Regular season

Draw

The 28 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country.[6]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Spain Lenovo Tenerife123
Israel Hapoel Holon91
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk83
France JDA Dijon81
France SIG Strasbourg78
Greece AEK75
Spain Baxi Manresa67
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem62
Pot 2
Team Pts
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka59
Hungary Falco Szombathely58
Italy Dinamo Sassari56
Belgium Filou Oostende55
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg44
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea41
Latvia VEF Rīga37
Lithuania Rytas37
Pot 3
Team Pts
Turkey Galatasaray Nef35
Greece Peristeri34
Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa32
Greece PAOK27
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn21
France Limoges CSP11
Spain Surne Bilbao Basket11
Spain UCAM Murcia107.50
Pot 4
Team Pts
Poland Legia Warsaw2
Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji67.15
Israel Bnei Herzliya60.17
Italy Reggiana51.33
Turkey Tofaş (Winner QF–T1)
Spain Unicaja Málaga (Winner QF–T2)
Portugal Benfica (Winner QF–T3)
Denmark Bakken Bears (Winner QF–T4)
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefor using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SIG UCM TOF FAL
1 France SIG Strasbourg 6 4 2 485 481 +4 10 Advance to round of 16 82–70 94–89 81–78
2 Spain UCAM Murcia 6 4 2 487 487 0 10 Advance to play-ins 80–78 75–72 81–74
3 Turkey Tofaş 6 2 4 480 462 +18 8 75–79 77–87 90–63
4 Hungary Falco Szombathely 6 2 4 472 494 22 8 89–71 104–94 64–77

    Group B

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BON AEK KAR REG
    1 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 5 1 499 443 +56 11 Advance to round of 16 80–72 83–71 84–88
    2 Greece AEK 6 3 3 458 448 +10 9 Advance to play-ins 66–73 80–72 68–59
    3 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 6 2 4 467 490 23 8 80–89 91–88 83–76
    4 Italy Reggiana 6 2 4 436 479 43 8 66–90 73–84 74–70

      Group C

      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAL HOL OOS LEG
      1 Turkey Galatasaray Nef 6 4 2 514 473 +41 10 Advance to round of 16 88–75 85–91 86–71
      2 Israel Hapoel Holon 6 4 2 516 499 +17 10 Advance to play-ins 82–73 88–83 101–79
      3 Belgium Filou Oostende 6 3 3 481 481 0 9 78–92 95–86 66–71
      4 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 1 5 437 495 58 7 76–90 81–84 59–68

        Group D

        Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SBB BAH IGO NYM
        1 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 6 4 2 477 425 +52 10 Advance to round of 16 80–66 81–84 71–81
        2 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 3 3 437 470 33 9 Advance to play-ins 60–92 70–67 88–80
        3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 6 3 3 467 456 +11 9 80–85 72–77 91–74
        4 Czech Republic ERA Nymburk 6 2 4 437 467 30 8 54–68 79–76 69–73

          Group E

          Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JER LUD DAR BAK
          1 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 6 5 1 480 448 +32 11 Advance to round of 16 71–80 69–67 89–80
          2 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 4 2 507 449 +58 10 Advance to play-ins 81–87 63–77 99–58
          3 Turkey Darüşşafaka 6 2 4 429 448 19 8 69–92 70–90 80–66
          4 Denmark Bakken Bears 6 1 5 429 500 71 7 71–72 86–94 68–66

            Group F

            Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAX BEN CSP VEF
            1 Spain Baxi Manresa 6 4 2 502 470 +32 10 Advance to round of 16 82–92 77–88 88–59
            2 Portugal Benfica 6 4 2 470 472 2 10 Advance to play-ins 78–97 59–79 84–71
            3 France Limoges CSP 6 3 3 438 404 +34 9 73–76 67–68 80–53
            4 Latvia VEF Rīga 6 1 5 410 474 64 7 80–82 76–89 71–51

              Group G

              Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI JDA POK DIN
              1 Spain Unicaja Málaga 6 5 1 513 454 +59 11 Advance to round of 16 88–68 77–63 82–92
              2 France JDA Dijon 6 3 3 450 471 21 9 Advance to play-ins 70–91 69–74 88–80
              3 Greece PAOK 6 2 4 454 454 0 8 85–88 66–70 88–68
              4 Italy Dinamo Sassari 6 2 4 470 508 38 8 76–87 72–85 82–78

                Group H

                Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE RYT PER HER
                1 Spain Lenovo Tenerife 6 4 2 512 427 +85 10 Advance to round of 16 89–74 86–60 83–63
                2 Lithuania Rytas 6 3 3 505 493 +12 9 Advance to play-ins 85–78 89–64 90–101
                3 Greece Peristeri 6 3 3 459 495 36 9 88–81 71–82 86–70
                4 Israel Bnei Herzliya 6 2 4 468 529 61 8 57–95 90–85 87–90

                  Play-ins

                  The Play-ins took place from January 3 to 18. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, went to the Play-ins. Winners advanced to the round of 16. The first legs were played on 3–4 January, the second legs on 10–11 January. Eventual third legs was played on 17–18 January.

                  Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
                  UCAM Murcia Spain 2–0 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 97–92 96–89
                  AEK Greece 2–0 Turkey Tofaş 73–70 85–82
                  Hapoel Holon Israel 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 103–79 91–80
                  Bahçeşehir Koleji Turkey 2–1 Belgium Filou Oostende 72–76 77–64 87–81
                  MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Germany 1–2 France Limoges CSP 85–81 62–82 94–96
                  Benfica Portugal 0–2 Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa 76–89 72–83
                  JDA Dijon France 2–1 Greece Peristeri 89–80 88–92 89–82
                  Rytas Lithuania 2–1 Greece PAOK 85–62 78–81 82–63

                  Round of 16

                  The Round of 16 will take place from January 23 until March 20, 2023. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams were divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

                  Group I

                  Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JER SIG JDA HOL
                  1 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 6 5 1 444 419 +25 11 Advance to quarter-finals 81–80 77–84 77–65
                  2 France SIG Strasbourg 6 4 2 506 466 +40 10 63–71 86–67 112–110
                  3 France JDA Dijon 6 2 4 457 490 33 8 64–73 72–85 89–81
                  4 Israel Hapoel Holon 6 1 5 472 504 32 7 63–65 65–80 88–81

                    Group J

                    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BON BAX RYT BAH
                    1 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 6 0 518 439 +79 12 Advance to quarter-finals 85–75 99–72 74–68
                    2 Spain Baxi Manresa 6 3 3 488 485 +3 9 69–87 82–69 90–72
                    3 Lithuania Rytas 6 3 3 503 519 16 9 79–86 96–95 95–88
                    4 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 0 6 449 515 66 6 76–87 76–77 69–92

                      Group K

                      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI AEK GAL CSP
                      1 Spain Unicaja Málaga 6 5 1 494 434 +60 11 Advance to quarter-finals 88–66 81–76 99–88
                      2 Greece AEK 6 4 2 455 447 +8 10 65–75 92–78 82–72
                      3 Turkey Galatasaray Nef 6 2 4 457 463 6 8 72–67 71–81 100–73
                      4 France Limoges CSP 6 1 5 432 494 62 7 67–84 63–69 69–60

                        Group L

                        Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE UCM DAR SBB
                        1 Spain Lenovo Tenerife 6 5 1 459 415 +44 11 Advance to quarter-finals 85–65 75–71 78–66
                        2 Spain UCAM Murcia 6 4 2 508 483 +25 10 82–67 96–87 90–72
                        3 Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa 6 2 4 492 525 33 8 59–80 105–104 95–85
                        4 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 6 1 5 447 483 36 7 72–74 67–71 85–75

                          Playoffs

                          The playoffs began on April 4, 2023 and ends with the 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four.

                           
                          QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                           
                                          
                           
                           
                           
                           
                          Spain Unicaja8396
                           
                          12 May
                           
                          Spain UCAM Murcia6774
                           
                          Spain Unicaja67
                           
                           
                           
                          Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn69
                           
                          Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn767683
                           
                          14 May
                           
                          France SIG Strasbourg776677
                           
                          Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn77
                           
                           
                           
                          Israel Hapoel Jerusalem70
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife918384
                           
                          12 May
                           
                          Spain Baxi Manresa848572
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife68
                           
                           
                           
                          Israel Hapoel Jerusalem69Third place
                           
                          Israel Hapoel Jerusalem647891
                           
                          14 May
                           
                          Greece AEK559451
                           
                          Spain Unicaja79
                           
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife84
                           

                          Final Four

                          Semifinals

                          The semifinals were played on 12 May 2023.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Lenovo Tenerife Spain 68–69 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
                          Unicaja Spain 67–69 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn

                          Third place game

                          The third place game was played on 14 May 2022.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Unicaja Spain 79–84 Spain Lenovo Tenerife

                          Final

                          The final was played on 14 May 2022.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Telekom Baskets Bonn Germany 77–70 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem

                          Individual awards

                          Season awards

                          The annual season awards were announced on 13 May.

                          Award Player Club
                          Most Valuable PlayerNorth Macedonia T. J. ShortsGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          Final Four MVPNorth Macedonia T. J. ShortsGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          Best Defensive PlayerSpain Alberto DíazSpain Unicaja
                          Best Young PlayerTurkey Sadık Emir KabacaTurkey Galatasaray Nef
                          Best CoachFinland Tuomas IisaloGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn

                          Star Lineup

                          First Team Second Team
                          Player Team Player Team
                          Brazil Marcelinho Huertas Spain Lenovo Tenerife United States Marcus Foster Lithuania Rytas Vilnius
                          North Macedonia T. J. Shorts Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn United States Kendrick Perry Spain Unicaja
                          Spain Darío Brizuela Spain Unicaja United States DeAndre Lansdowne France SIG Strasbourg
                          Panama Akil Mitchell Greece AEK United States Levi Randolph Israel Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
                          United States Zach Hankins Israel Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem Georgia (country) Giorgi Shermadini Spain Lenovo Tenerife

                          MVP of the Month

                          Month Player Club Ref.
                          2022
                          October
                          United States Joe RaglandIsrael Hapoel Holon
                          November
                          United States Marcus FosterLithuania Rytas Vilnius
                          December
                          North Macedonia T. J. ShortsGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          2023
                          January
                          United States Joe Ragland (2)Israel Hapoel Holon
                          February
                          Panama Akil MitchellGreece AEK
                          March
                          United States Zach HankinsIsrael Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
                          April
                          United States Levi RandolphIsrael Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem

                          See also

                          References

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                          2. "Defensive clinic: Jerusalem edge out Tenerife by a single point, advance to Final". FIBA.basketball. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
                          3. "Field set for Season Seven: 18 national champs head the lineup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
                          4. "Game officials. Referees". Basketball Champions League. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
                          5. "BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Competition Regulations - Season 2022-23 -" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
                          6. 1 2 Basketball Champions League (5 July 2022). "Draw explained: Seedings revealed for Qualification Rounds, Regular Season". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
                          7. "Hapoel Atsmon Holon's Joe Ragland is the October MVP". Basketball Champions League. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
                          8. "It's the most Vilnius time of the year: Foster is MVP of November". Basketball Champions League. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
                          9. "Another step towards a bigger goal: TJ Shorts is MVP of December". Basketball Champions League. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
                          10. "More history for Ragland: Second MVP of the Month award of the season". Basketball Champions League. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
                          11. "A perfect homecoming for AEK fans: Akil Mitchell named February MVP". Basketball Champions League. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
                          12. "Zach Hankins named March MVP: "It's a reflection of how our team is doing"". Basketball Champions League. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
                          13. "Jerusalem with back-to-back winners: Levi Randolph named April MVP". Basketball Champions League. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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